Author Archives: Ron Hedger

Author Archives: Ron Hedger
Ron Hedger

‘Squirrel’ Gets The Nut At Fonda

‘Squirrel’ Gets The Nut At Fonda

Rocky Warner said it all on Fonda Speedway’s famed Checkerboard Square after winning the 30-lap NASCAR modified feature Saturday night
Author Archives: Ron Hedger
Ron Hedger

Tanner & Johnson Star At Albany-Saratoga

Tanner & Johnson Star At Albany-Saratoga

Matt Tanner and Ronnie Johnson shared the spotlight at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway Friday night, with Tanner sailing to a relatively uncontested win in the Empire Super Sprints feature and Johnson running down early leader Marc Johnson to become the DIRTcar modified division’s first two-time winner of 2023
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Ron Hedger

Sheppard Goes Flag-To-Flag At Lebanon Valley

Sheppard Goes Flag-To-Flag At Lebanon Valley

Matt Sheppard is a good bet to win any DIRTcar modified event he enters, so when he drew the pole for Monday night’s King of Spring 100 at the Lebanon Valley Speedway
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Ron Hedger

Mueller Muscles Albany-Saratoga Foes

Mueller Muscles Albany-Saratoga Foes

Jessey Meuller notched his fifth Albany-Saratoga Speedway win in Friday night’s 35-lap DIRTcar modified finale, besting a fast-closing Adam Pierson and a much-improved C.G. Morey
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Ron Hedger

Hedger: Looking Back At Lou Lazarro

Hedger: Looking Back At Lou Lazarro

Down through the years, we’ve known hundreds of racers who were convinced they had less money than the top drivers and could be a big winner too if only a big sponsor or two would sign on to put them on an equal footing with others.  
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Ron Hedger

Speshock Breaks Through At Albany-Saratoga

Speshock Breaks Through At Albany-Saratoga

Jack Speshock has led numerous 35- lap DIRTcar modified features at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway only to suffer mechanical failures or get passed in the late going
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Ron Hedger

Hedger: Racers & Ride-Buyers

Hedger: Racers & Ride-Buyers

FONDA, N.Y. — Rocky Warner said it all on Fonda Speedway’s famed Checkerboard Square after winning the 30-lap NASCAR modified feature Saturday night.  “We’ve got a real hot rod here!” said Warner, nicknamed “The Flying Squirrel” but actually one of the sport’s steadiest and most accomplished drivers. Warner advanced from…
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Ron Hedger

LIKE A KIDNEY STONE

LIKE A KIDNEY STONE

FONDA, N.Y. — Rocky Warner said it all on Fonda Speedway’s famed Checkerboard Square after winning the 30-lap NASCAR modified feature Saturday night.  “We’ve got a real hot rod here!” said Warner, nicknamed “The Flying Squirrel” but actually one of the sport’s steadiest and most accomplished drivers. Warner advanced from…
Author Archives: Ron Hedger
Ron Hedger

Cummins Runs Down Bacon For $10,000

Cummins Runs Down Bacon For $10,000

If Saturday night’s USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship series event at Bubba Raceway Park had been set for the normal 30-lap distance, Brady Bacon would have had a sweep of the two-race Winter Dirt Games
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Ron Hedger

Bacon Capitalizes At Bubba Raceway Park

Bacon Capitalizes At Bubba Raceway Park

Brady Bacon capitalized on a smashed header pipe and heavy lapped traffic to snare a $5,000 win in the opening round of the USAC Amsoil Sprint Car National Championship Winter Dirt Games at Bubba Raceway Park.